Window-shutter.



No. 702,118. Patented lune l0, I902.

J. L. NETTLETUN.

WINDOW SHUTTER.

(Application filed Apr. 4, 1901.)

(N0 Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE.

JOHN LEWIS N T L o WATERBURY, C NNECTICUT, ASSICNCECE ONE-HALF ToRILEY-MARSH, OF-THOMASTON, CONNECTICUT.

WIN Dow- HUTTE SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No.702,148,dated June 10, 1902.

Application filed April 4, Serial No. 64,244. (No model.)

To aZZpwhom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN LEWIs NETTLE TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Waterbury, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in-Window-Shutters, of which the following is a full and completespecification, such as will'enthe views, and in which-s Figure 1 is afront view of a part of the 7 frame of a window-shutter and showing aportion of the slats mounted therein; Fig.2, a sectional side view ofone of the slats on an enlarged scale; Fig. 3, a transverse sectio onthe line 3 3 of Fig. 2. 1

In the drawings forming part of this specification Ihave shown at 5 apart of the frame of a window-shutter and at 6 a portion of the slatsmounted therein, and in the practice of my in vention I connect witheach end of the separate slats 6 a detachable metal clip 7, and saidclips areso formed as to receive and closely fit the ends of the slats.at the ends thereof with an inwardly-directed socket 8, which fits in acorresponding cavity or recess 9, formed in the slat and in thesesockets are placed bolts 10, whichform bearings for the ends of theslats, and in the inner ends of the sockets .8 are placed springs 11which operate to force the bolts 10 outwardly. The normal position ofthe bolts 10 is that shown in Fig. 2, and these bolts are provided Theclips 7 are providedat their inner ends with radial pins 12, which fitand move in corresponding slots or openings 13 in the side walls of thesockets 8, and the radial pins 12 prevent the removal of the bolts fromsaid sockets. The opposite sides of the shutter-frame are provided withsockets or recesses 14, adapted to receive the ends of the bolts 10, andin connecting the slats with the frame all that isnecessary is to forcethe bolts 10 inwardly and place the slats in position, when the bolts 10will be forced outwardly by the springs 11,as shown in Fig. 1, into thesockets or recesses 14:. The slats 6 are thus provided withapivotalsupport, on which they are free to turn andwhich is strong anddurable and cannot be easily broken, and it will be understobd'thatinpractice the slats may be connected by a vertically-arranged rod inthe usual manner, so that all of said slats may be turnedat the. sametime when desired. I

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A slat for window-shutters, the ends of which are provided withdetachable metal clips having inwardly-directed tubular sockets whichfit in corresponding recesses formed in the ends of the slat andspring-operated bolts mounted in said sockets and projecting therefrom,said bolts being provided with radial pins which pass through slotsformed in said sockets and by means of which they are retained in saidsockets, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signedmyname, inpresence of the subscribing witnesses, this 23d day of March,1901. i5

JoHN LEwIs NETTLETCN.

Witnesses:

LEVI WALLACE TILLOTSON, ANDREW WINTER.

